VIDEO RECORDING SYSTEM UTILIZING EXTERNAL VIDEO STORAGE TO RECORD STREAMING VIDEO DATA VIA AN ISOCHRONOUS INTERFACE

摘要

A video recording system (10) and method of enabling the recording of an external video data stream (32) for a video program segment selected using an elecronic program guide (52). The video recording system (10) comprises a user interface (20) that receives user input (22), a video input interface (30) that receives the external video data stream (32) for the selected video program segment, an isochronous interface (40) connectable to an external rotating storage drive (42), and a video data management system (50). The video data management system (50) uses the electronic program guide (52) to select the video program segment in response to the user input (22), recognizes connection of the external rotating storage drive (42) to the video recording system (10), subsequently identifies the external rotating storage drive (42) as available for video data storage and routes at least a portion of the external video data stream (32) to the external rotating storage drive (42) via the isochronous interface (40).